The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The theme of this issue is "Purposeful Governance." Contents include: (1) New IDRA CEO Carries on IDRA's Legacy and Future (Celina Moreno); (2) Meet Morgan Craven -- IDRA's National Director of Policy; (3) Red Flags Wave in Proposed Changes to Title IX: Gender Equity in Schools Needs Diligence not Relaxation (Aurelio M. Montemayor); (4) IDRA Priority Policy Issues for Texas in 2019; and (5) IDRA Texas School Attrition Study, 2017-18.